The latest Resident Advisor video captures a new interview with synth legend Suzanne Ciani.
The interview was held at IMS Ibiza.
Video Summary:
“After establishing herself as one of the first virtuosos of Don Buchla’s modular system in the 1960s, she went on to earn five Grammy nominations, score a Hollywood film, and found her own sound design company—creating iconic commercial soundtracks for Coca-Cola, AT&T, and Atari.
In this RA Exchange, recorded live at IMS Ibiza, Ciani traces her remarkable path to success. She breaks down the working philosophy that got her there: from walking away from opportunities that didn’t align with her vision, to carving out her own lane in a male-dominated industry that refused to make room for her.
Now, just weeks away from turning 80, she discusses life on the road, collaborating with a new generation of electronic musicians, and much more.”
Sequential is giving away a Fourm synthesizer at their site.
The Sequential Fourm is a compact, 100% analog instrument that – in spite of being an affordable synth – offers polyphonic aftertouch. It’s also designed to be easy to use, with a front panel inspired by the Pro~One.
The competition is open through Sunday, May 31st, 2026. The winner will be notified via email by Monday, June 8th, 2026.
Do you want to use AI as a tool for synthesis or composition?
That’s the question raised by the latest sonicLAB update to Fundamental synthesizer. Fundamental 4.1 an update that lets you use AI prompts to accelerate your sound creation and composition.
Fundamental 4.1 now exposes its sound engine through the Model Context Protocol, so any MCP-compatible LLM client can drive synthesis directly. You can use it with tools like Claude Desktop and Gemini CLI.
Fundamental lets you enter in prompts, which are translated into presets using AI. Here’s an example of the type of prompt that they suggest you can experiment with:
“Set the oscillator frequencies based on the distance of the planets from the sun in our solar system. Find the other planet frequencies proportional to Mercury which is assigned to lowest frequency as 150hz and becomes the first oscillator. Change the gain of the oscillators continuously according to orbits of each planet around the sun. Make the Earth full orbit 8sec. long and assign the other planet orbits proportional to it.”
Fundamental 4 is available for Mac and Windows for $136.00 USD. The update is free for existing users.
